Today, I turn thirty-four years old.

I was born on this day, in Dallas Texas.

Being alive for this long, I arrive at a few key lessons learned along the way.

They are:

  1. Be stubborn with your purpose
  2. Take calculated risks
  3. Embrace boredom
  4. Don’t pick sides (be in the middle)
  5. Learn to sit with two opposing truths
  6. Find mentor(s)
  7. Try not to use divisive language
  8. Embrace solitude
  9. Give back
  10. Be a bit reckless occasionally
  11. Listen more than you talk
  12. Teach
  13. Don’t strive to always make sense
  14. Move around (whatever that means)
  15. Speak up